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MEMOIRS
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Sir WILLIAM MAINWARING, of Weft-Chefter, Knt.
Ob. Obi. 1645.
CIR WILLIAM MAINWARING was of the Mainwarings of Pever
in Chefhire, a family whofe male line is fo truly ancient and honour-
able in that county, as Camden and others witnefs, that the lordfhip of
Pever was, with fifteen others, granted by the Conqueror to their an-
ceftor Ralph ; and his defcendant, Sir Ralph Mainwaring, Knt. was
Juftice of Chefter, temp. Rich. I. and married Amicia, daughter and co-
heir of Hugh Keveliok, Earl Palatine of that county. Sir Randle
Mainwaring, of Over-Pever, Knt. Treafurer of Ireland, 9 Eliz. 1567,
who died 27 May, 1612, 10 Jam. left four furviving fons; Sir Randle, the
eldeft, was anceftor of the prefent Sir Henry Mainwaring, of Pever, Bart.
Sir Philip, the youngeft, was the famous Secretary of Ireland to the Earl
of Straftord, 1638, and well known by his portrait in the fame picture
with that celebrated nobleman : Edmund Mainwaring was fecond fon ; he
was educated at All Soul’s college, Oxford ; took the degree of L. L. B.
there 1605 became a Civilian belonging to the King’s Council in the
North parts of England ; was created L.L.D. at Oxford, Od. 10, 1629^,
and afterwards became Chancellor of ChefterJ. He was living in 1650,
having had ifiue by Jane (Pickering) his wife, Sir William Mainwaring,
the fubjedt of the prefent article.
This amiable young man, immediately on the breaking out of the
Troubles, embraced the caufe of his royal mafter Charles I. and was, about
1643, appointed Serjeant-Major J to Colonel Francis Gamull’s regiment,
againft the forces raifed by Parliament. He married very early in life
Hefther, daughter and coheir of Chriftopher Wafe, of Upper Holloway,
in the county of Middlefex, Efq. of whom more will be faid prefently, and
to whom he addreffed, among others, the following curious letter, which
has never before been publifhed.
* Wood’s Faft. I. 248. t Ibid, $ Ibid.
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Sir WILLIAM MAINWARING, of Weft-Chefter, Knt.
Ob. Obi. 1645.
CIR WILLIAM MAINWARING was of the Mainwarings of Pever
in Chefhire, a family whofe male line is fo truly ancient and honour-
able in that county, as Camden and others witnefs, that the lordfhip of
Pever was, with fifteen others, granted by the Conqueror to their an-
ceftor Ralph ; and his defcendant, Sir Ralph Mainwaring, Knt. was
Juftice of Chefter, temp. Rich. I. and married Amicia, daughter and co-
heir of Hugh Keveliok, Earl Palatine of that county. Sir Randle
Mainwaring, of Over-Pever, Knt. Treafurer of Ireland, 9 Eliz. 1567,
who died 27 May, 1612, 10 Jam. left four furviving fons; Sir Randle, the
eldeft, was anceftor of the prefent Sir Henry Mainwaring, of Pever, Bart.
Sir Philip, the youngeft, was the famous Secretary of Ireland to the Earl
of Straftord, 1638, and well known by his portrait in the fame picture
with that celebrated nobleman : Edmund Mainwaring was fecond fon ; he
was educated at All Soul’s college, Oxford ; took the degree of L. L. B.
there 1605 became a Civilian belonging to the King’s Council in the
North parts of England ; was created L.L.D. at Oxford, Od. 10, 1629^,
and afterwards became Chancellor of ChefterJ. He was living in 1650,
having had ifiue by Jane (Pickering) his wife, Sir William Mainwaring,
the fubjedt of the prefent article.
This amiable young man, immediately on the breaking out of the
Troubles, embraced the caufe of his royal mafter Charles I. and was, about
1643, appointed Serjeant-Major J to Colonel Francis Gamull’s regiment,
againft the forces raifed by Parliament. He married very early in life
Hefther, daughter and coheir of Chriftopher Wafe, of Upper Holloway,
in the county of Middlefex, Efq. of whom more will be faid prefently, and
to whom he addreffed, among others, the following curious letter, which
has never before been publifhed.
* Wood’s Faft. I. 248. t Ibid, $ Ibid.
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